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June 6, 2012

Still Shingles

Shingles is still very much part of our lives. Not gone. Better, but still flaring up at times. Hopefully not getting worse!
On Saturday we had a party for birthday people. M and Jessica share a birthday, and Jackson's is coming up, so we lumped them all together and had a party.
But I have to tell you a before story first. Jessica visited her grandparents in a retirement home. They had lunch all together in the communal dining room where all the residents have lunch, a really nice, restaurant like big room. Well, Jessica got a birthday cake with candles, the song, etc. The candles were lit, and while the family was singing, the light smoke from 8 small birthday candles drifted upwards toward a fire alarm. Which promptly proofed that it worked, and started shrilling.
And then the dining room was evacuated. Everyone had to leave. The people with walkers, the ones in wheel chairs, everybody out. Those are the rules! The fire marshal came, the police came - and my daughter and her husband assuring everyone that it was only a few birthday candles didn't help, the rules are when the alarm goes off, everyone has to leave.
I don't think Jessica will forget her 8th birthday!

About me

Welcome!I am a grandmother- Oma in German - of seven, and a mom of 3.I live in NJ and I like living here.My exit - if you must know -is #37 off Rt. 80.

I grew up in a tiny village in Germany.I still work, in a very small commercialsewing company.I love crafts, and I enjoyed garage/yard/tag sales, but am now busy hiking, and other thingsAnd I rather forget my socks when I travelthan my camera.